A call center operator has chosen Anderson for a new operation and plans to hire as many as 400 workers within a year, Mayor Kris Ockomon said this morning. Agape LLC, a startup, picked Anderson for its available work force and access to fiber optics. Agape will set up shop in the Union Building, which […]
Escalating demand for corporate entertainment space during Indianapolis Colts home games has team owner Jim Irsay wondering whether Lucas Oil Stadium should have been built with more luxury suites. “Quite frankly, I wish we built 30 or 40 more suites,” Irsay told IBJ during a recent interview. There’s good reason to think the Colts have outgrown the stadium-even though it’s still four months from completion. The Colts long ago sold all 142 suites for the venue, and have a waiting…
MORGAN COUNTY Church construction booms There’s no building trades recession in Martinsville or Mooresville where the Lord is concerned. Three churches and a Christian camp all are planning big projects. Church at Mount Gilead plans to build a worship center, vestibule and administrative offices at 6019 E. State Road 144 near Kitchen Road in Mooresville. […]
Lifeline Data Centers LLC said yesterday that its acquisition of Eastgate Consumer Mall has closed. The Indianapolis company announced in December that it would spend $23 million to transform the 370,000-square-foot mall at East Washington Street and Shadeland Avenue into a high-tech hub for hosting a data-storage operation. Common areas of the mall will not […]
New Jersey-based Skanska USA Building Inc., a division of the $23 billion Swedish construction powerhouse Skanska AB, arrived in Indianapolis in April. Named last year as the top green contractor in the nation by Engineering News-Record magazine, Skanska USA is recognized in particular for its projects in the health care, higher education and pharmaceutical sectors. Its largest project, however, is the $998 million Meadowlands football stadium under construction in New Jersey. Locally, Terry Parrott, 50, is in charge of operations….
A locally based property management firm is struggling to find a buyer for its downtown apartment complexes, even as the city’s
rental market continues to thrive. The privately owned Zender Family Limited Partnership, which was founded 38 years ago,
placed its 18-property apartment portfolio up for sale in November.
Indianapolis is becoming a much more international city. Consider some of the facts: Central Indiana’s Latino population is now 100,000, fifth-fastest-growing in the United States; one in five scientists at Eli Lilly is Chinese; and 2,000 Burmese immigrants live here. These tidbits and mounds of other information about immigration in our community can be found in the International Center’s coffee-table book, “New Faces at the Crossroads: The World in Central Indiana.” The book also contains the stories and beautiful photographs…
Ivy Tech Community College will receive the first of three $2 million signing bonus checks from Follett Higher Education Group today. In March, Ivy Tech announced an eight-year agreement with Illinois-based Follett for the management of Ivy Tech’s 27 bookstores across the state. The agreement included a $6 million signing bonus for the college, which […]
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library officials yesterday said they need more time to make a recommendation on who should redevelop two library-owned properties adjacent to its flagship downtown branch. Library officials have been reviewing three proposals for both the Ambassador apartment building and property the library owns at 815 and 817 N. Pennsylvania St., now home […]
Rink-Savoy honored
A $7.4-million renovation of the Rink-Savoy apartment building downtown (shown here) has won first place in a competition that honors the best in developments that utilize low income housing tax…
A huge condo project along Keystone Avenue at 78th Street is coming out of the ground fast, and the developers now are offering tours to potential buyers. The $150-million…
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library board members couldn’t reach a consensus last night on who should get rights to develop two library-owned properties adjacent to its flagship downtown branch. The library’s Board of Trustees met for more than two hours to discuss plans to redevelop the vacant Ambassador apartment building and property the library owns at […]
The NCAA is considering bringing its men’s and women’s Division I, II and III championships together for one big festival
of swimming, and the IUPUI Natatorium is a leading candidate to be the permanent site of the annual event.
FC Indiana, a United Soccer League W-League women’s team, says it is in early discussions with the city of Indianapolis to help develop a plan to renovate Bush Stadium for use during its home games. The Lafayette-based professional team currently plays at Kuntz Stadium, which is across 16th Street from the old baseball stadium. The […]
Construction of Pan Am Plaza in the mid-1980s was a major step in the evolution of Indianapolis into a sports town worthy
of hosting a Super Bowl. But the office building, parking garage, skating rinks and public gathering place came up short over
the years in other ways for both taxpayers and developer, the Indiana Sports Corp.
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library officials last night voted 7-0 to pick Buckingham Cos. to redevelop the Ambassador apartment building adjacent to Central Library downtown. The Indianapolis property management also was awarded two other nearby properties. Renovations could begin by the end of September or early October, said Andy Klineman, Buckingham’s senior legal counsel. “It’s just […]
The Madame Walker Theatre Board said it has chosen a preferred developer for a mixed-use development and renovation of the historic venue on Indiana Avenue. Full Spectrum of NY LLC would lead the mixed-use development, which may include retail and restaurants, office space and a boutique hotel. The first phase will involve renovating and expanding […]
Wow, what a busy day. First off: No luck so far snagging a rendering of the new Buffalo Wild Wings under construction along Washington Street…
Local developer Axia Urban is planning a three-building project that would give the corner of 22nd and Talbott streets a whole new look. The plans, submitted by…
A local construction company specializing in apartment renovations is paying $80 million to acquire a huge local portfolio from the nation’s largest owner of apartment communities. Ardizzone Enterprises Inc. has agreed to buy 1,885 units from Denver-based Apartment Investment & Management Co., or AIMCO. The sale includes Bent Tree near 86th Street and Michigan Road, […]
